ask tony and tucker. today's question comes from chris smith. chris lives in woodbridge, virginia. he wants to know where did the term alberta clipper come from? who is alberta? good question, chris. >> an old friend. her name is alberta smithington and back in the 100s. >> why are you laughing into because ate not true. >> alberta is not a person. it is a place. >> it is a province in canada. and that is where the term alberta clipper come from because the origins of the storms and yesterday was an alberta clipper. today is an alberta clipper as well. origins of these storms take shape in alberta, canada. so back in the day, they were named alberta clippers after the province alberta and after the clipper ships, the mast- moving clipper ships in the 1800s. -- the fast-moving clipper ships in the 100s. we are looking ate a typical alberta clipper weather pattern. the sort of time people to see these is between december and february. >> it is andier of low pressure. a storm system that develops in the east of the canadian rockeries. -- it is an area of low pressure. >> that drk purp